Official Control in the UK

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In January 2011, the Board of the Food Standards Agency agreed to a review of the way official food safety controls are delivered in the UK.

For detailed backgroud information on this topic, copies of the relevant FSA Board Paper and Annexes are provided on this site. See:

• FSA 11/01/04: FOOD SAFETY OFFICIAL CONTROLS DELIVERY Report by Alison Gleadle, Director of Food Safety
• Annexe A: Division of responsibility for official food controls - at a glance
• Annexe B: Current delivery model
• Annex C: COMMISSION FOR THE FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY TO REVIEW FOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES IN WALES AND TO PRODUCE A REPORT: A PROGRESS REPORT [Although the report mentions this document as 'Annex C', this version is not marked as the Annex]
• Annexe D: Local Authority Delivery of Official Controls: Performance and Resiliance
• Annexe E: Evidence on the link between improving Food Hygiene Compliance in Food Businesses and Improving Food Safety Outcomes
• Annexe F: Lessons learnt from creation of MHS and benefits of centralized delivery

See also:

• Single integrated national control plan for the United Kingdom - January 2007 to March 2011 (Revision 4, issued February 2010)